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Drowning and thirsty men clutch at

Drowning and thirsty men clutch at
straws.
"A joint debale--A quarrel for the
prime cut OF the fowl.
The English sparrow can only get into
the best society as rice bird.
About Two pounds Of matter, liquid
and solid, are daily cast out OF the system
by the skin.
"A man may be behind in his work ana
still show push. That is so it be is wheei-
ing a barrow.
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Bucklen's Arnica saige.

The best salve in the world Tor cuts,
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He hopes all sufferers will try his
Remedy, as It will cost them nothing
and may prove a blessing. Those de
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dress, REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
williamsburg, Kings Co., New York.
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The dealer who fits up fire-olaces is a
great man in his community.
The fastect leg is thought to be the te-
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U0IT can live at home, and make more money
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Dance music is perhaps the most sole
full variety after all.
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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
Ye Social Dance.

On Friday evening of last week one of
the local scribcs of THE LEDGER attended
Il very enjoyably affair at Mr.. John n.
Spencer's, about one half mile south of
this town. The weather was exceeding
ly disagreeable, and roads very deep but
we all got there, numbering over fifty.
One of the rooms was cleared of its fur
niture and three sable citizens took seats
and the twang of the violin string was
soon heard. The floor manager, then
went to work in getting the couples on
the floor. The floor was soon filled with
anxious couples, and the bows went
across the violins; salute your partner"
and the dance had actually begun.
The hours swiftly passed, and the
dancers enjoyed them as they went.
Refreshments were plenty and after par
taking thereof the young folks shortly
after prepared for home, The evening
was pleasantly spent in innocent amuse-
ment, and ut time of parting we were
10th to 90. The young folks Of these So
cables informed me that they spent the
winter months by giving sociables ut diff
ierent houses. We say 60 ahead and
enjoy yourselve, because during the long
days of summer you work hard and this
is only taking the sweet with the bitter.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
Cat Swamp Bravery.

The mysterious and much-talked of
animal has made its appearance here.
Two young men who were returning to
their homes on Tuesday last, encounter
ed an animal which they thoughtwas the
hyena. They quickly made way to IL
neighboring house and secured an axe,
and Il butcherknife, so we understand.
They then started to dispatch this hyena
in short order. The varmint was found
in an open field, and the fight began, but
we are unable to tell how the fight ended.
The animal was not killed outright, but
John. one of the combatants, said he
tracked the wounded animal over mile
the next morning by marks of blood.
Jim another combatant, says he measur-
ed one jump of the animal and he found
it to be over thirty feet. 1t is generally
believed here that the hyena is now dead,
having been wounded so terribly by
these young men as 10 crawl in some Of
the rocks along the railroad and died.
The young men here are glad because
they were afraid to venture out to see
their girls, but now everything is lovely
and the "varmnt" is dead. The above
is said to be correct, as it was reported so
to us, w. M.
The combination, proportion, and pro-
cess in preparing Hoods Sarsaparilla are
peculiar to this medicine, and unknown
to others.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
But One Surviving Member.

David Evans. who about seventy
years ago owned and occupied the farm
near Glasgow, Del, now owned by r..
Il. Cam, was the father of ten children,
only one Of whom now living is Mrs.
Catherine Whann, who resides at New
port, Del, she being in her seveniy-frst
year. What is quite remarkable in the
history Of the family is, that two deaths
occurred within the last six weeks, near
DecatOr, Illinois, where the parents had
emigrated about lifty years ago. The
first was joel Evans, who died Dec. 25,
1856, Of diabetes, at the ripe age of II
years. The second was Mrs. May Ann
Kelly, who died Jan. 81, 1887, Of pneu-
mona, aged "A years
The family have many relations in New
Castle county, besides friends, who will
be panied to learn ofthe deaths recorded
above.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05

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wears; he was purchased hv th.ir atbor
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favorite carriage horse for a numher nr
wears. Itwos his wi. h tbot old Jobn shoriI
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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
What True Merit VIII Do.

The unprecedented sale of Boschce's
German Syrup within II few years, has as
tonished the world. 1t is without doubt
the safest and best remedy ever discover
ed for the speedy and cilectual cure of
Coughs, Colds and the severest Lung
troubles. 1t acts on an entirely different
principle from the usual prescriptions
given by Physicians, as it does not dry
up Cough and leave the disease still in
the system, but on the contrary removes
the cause of the trouble, heals the parts
affected and leaves them in IL purely
healthy condition. \ bottle kept in the
house for use when the diseases make
their appearance, will save doctors bills
and long spell Of serious illness. A
trial ill convince you of these facts. 1t
is positively sold by all druggists and
general dealers in the land. Price, 70
cts, large bottles.
,.s.,s.''..a'-,''.s,.'.,- '.,''.'"'''n'''rss
This is q great country for raising
stock, and therefore Days Horse Pow
der has great sale at twenty-five cents
per package ofone pound.
Salvation Oil, the greatest cure on
earth for pain, has no equal. Persons
suffering from rheumatism. neuralgia, or
from cuts, bruises, sprain, &c., should
not be without it. Price only twenty
five cents
"What is the whole duty of Il married
man." asks the new coniugal catechsm:
TO be agreeable to his wife and keep
Dir. Bulls Cough Syrup in the house for
the children when they get cold, of
course. Ask us something hard.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
A Frightful Joke.

Samuel Harris, an employee of the Della
ware Iron Works, New Castle, was fatally
burned this morning and though at last
reports he was alive and concious, HE
attending physicians are of the opinion
that he cannot survive through the day.
The young man has been working in
the mill for the past two or three months
and was ON the night turn. Toward
daylight this morning, while he was
awaiting for some iron that was being
worked to undergo a process, he fell into
doze.
Some of his playful fellow-workmen
seeing him mapping lighted some cotton
waste and held it before the face of the
sleeper as is often jokingly done when
one is caught doing. A piece of the
waste held before young Harris face
this morning dropped upon the front of
his shirt, and the latter being saturated
with oil was quickly in flames.
In moment Harris was enveloped in
fire and in trying to escape from his pre-
dicament took to his heels and ran, the
draught created tanning the flames into
greater fury With some difficulty he
was overtaken by his felow-workmen,
and they succeeded atlength in smother
ing the flames, but not until they had
administered fatal injuries.
The hair was entirely burned from his
head and his eyebrows were ais con
sumed. His lips were almostToasted to II
crisp and the flesh of his breast and arms
were literally charred Drs. Stewart and
Black were called in and temporarily adj
minstered to the unfortunate mans suf-
ferings.
The dying man talked clearly about
the affair this morning to the physicians
and stated that one of his best friends
among the employees threw the burning
cotton waste upon his He would not
disclose the name of the man, declaring
the act was done as Il joke and that it
resulted otherwise, was an accident. To
reveal the name he was afraid might lead
the man to trouble-Eray Erning.
The above is incorrect in many in
stances. Mr.. Harris was talking with a
fellow-workman when a third party
came along and held lighted match to-
ward them which instantly LIMITED the
oily clothes worn Ply Harris. The I'M
fortunate man rushed for the water
troughs, but they were empty and he
started to run out of the mill, and was
caught by the Waterman, who did all he
could to smother the flames, with the
assistance of other comrades The poor
fellow died at about . o'clock on Thurs
day afternoon after suffering terribly
Instead of being the only son of IL wild
ow, who now resides near Glasgow, there
are still living six children-four sons
and two daughters. The deceased was
well known in this town, and his untime-
~ death will be mourned by all who
knew him. Funeral takes place on Sun
day morning, at 1880 O'Clock. Services
will be held in Glasgow Presbyterian
Church. Interment at Bethel Cemetery.
Deceased was 81 years of age.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05

Water works.
A steam iire-engine.
More work and less talk.
More enterprise on behalf of some of
her citizens.
More capitalists. Ones who can build
dwellings, factories, mills and manuiac-
turing places, thereby building up our
town and putting money in cireuation
To offer inducements to manufactures
to locate here. No inducements of amy
paramount importance has ever been Of
fered. No notice Of the admirable Local
tons the splendid water-powers as an in
ducement to buyers, has ever been offer
ed.
More men whoare ready to help needy
and giving those who are in business IL
chance to get start Many man has
been compelled to make an assignment"
simply because hungry creditors became
too hungry and caused the beginner TO
close. Newark doesn't need such men.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05

Just now the wisest of our townsmen
cannot tell what the next year or two
will bring Newark. Whether prosperity
or adversely is in store for our citizens is
the question which is unanswerable.
Many speculate, ask questions, and make
sort of predictions. There is nothing in
this to be relied on. The chief industry
is silent and the whole town, directly or
indirectly-feel its silence. 1t is the uni
versal wish that the mills BE- rebuilt.
Let us not only hope but work for it, and
put our efforts forward to accomplish this
one purpose. We have no doubt but the
mills will be rebuilt. 1t is to the inter
est Of business men to see that they are
built. Considerable talk has been indul-
ged in in regard to offering inducements
to other manufacturing firms to locate
here, now turn all this proposed measure
to building and sustaining those all ready
here. After the mills are running again
then we can talk about other industries
There are many things to du before the
town can offer much inducemcnt to bust
ness places, or wealthy men to locate.
The many improvements that have been
mentioned will have TO be contaminated
ana then tho future of Newark can al
most be predicted. But not now
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
Public Sale
Personal Property !

Will be sold at Public Sale on the
premises opposite the West End Market,
near the Deer Park Hotel, in the town of
Newark, Delaware, on
Saturday, Feb. 10Th, 1887,
AT , O'CLOCK, p. NJ, SHARP, the following
described personal property, viz.
Baxter Portable engine with pump
lathe for turning iron, with betting and
tools I drill press, with counter shaft
ing, betting and tools | Portable forge,
l Wordsworth planer, with counter, sait-
ing, betting and tools; | joiner, with
counter shafting and betting; l band saw,
with counter shaitng, betting and saws;
] shaping machine, with counter, shaft
ing and betting grindstone frame, with
hangers and betting; ! line of shatling,
with pulleys and hanger; main driving
belt / circular saw frame, with mandral,
betting and saws; ! boring machine, with
counter shatting and betting iron wise,
] fifty-toOth harrow, Remington pillow,
No. 10; | crOss-cut saw, paint mill, >
shop benches, with vises blocks and falls,
] set of well digging tools, spoke tenon-
ing machine, ! Mcndenhall patent road
machine, set of counter shaiting and
betting Tor driving wood lathe; , superior
lift and force pumps; lshop stove, frame
privy, small frame shed, | frame plat
form in front of shop, l small hosting
crane, lumber in shop principally ash,
oak and poplar, lot of chains, stock of
lumber in yard consisting of red and
white oak seasoned plank, lot Of hickory
axles lot of bolts, lot of iron and steel
kept in stock and sundry other articles.
The above mentioned machinery is in
first-class condition. principally new
Positively no postponement onaccount
of the weather, as the sale will be inside
of building.
TERMS.-All sums of $40 and under,
cash, A credit of 80 days on sums over
$40, to Purchaser giving bankable note
with approved endorser Interest from
date. ). NJ. DONNELL,
Assignee of Jacob Casho.
T. j. Scott, Auct. l.. l.. Allen, Clerk,
AT the some time and place will be sold
| iron drill, l iron lathe and other ma
chinery, the property of the W. /. Mas
sau manufacturing company.
$. NJ. DoNNEEI., Agent
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
A Chance for Health

Is afforded those fast sinking into con-
dition of hopeless debility. The means
are at hand. In the form of Il genial
medicinal cordial, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters cmbodies the combined qualities
ola blood fertilizer and depurent,
tonic and an Alternative. While it pro-
notes digestion and assimilation, and
stimulates appetite, has the further effect
ofpurifying the life current and strength
ening the nervous system. As the blood
grows richer and purer by its use, they
who resort to this sterling medicinal
agent, acquire not only vigor, but bod
lily substance. A healthful change in the
secretions is effected by it, and that sure
and rapid physical decay, which IL
chronic obstruction Of the functions of
the system produce, is arrested. The
prime causes of disease being removed,
health is speedily renovated and vigor
restored
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05

at II O'clock, \. NJ,
the following stock and utensils.
HORSES as follows: No. !, brown
mare, Bess, years old, warranted sound
and gentle, good worker and driver. No.
=, dark-brown mare, Daisy, > years old,
an excellent work mare. No. 3, Dick,
gray horse, years old this spring, good
worker. and driver, No. +, black horse,
Joe, good farm horse.
CATTLE.-l7 head of home raised cat
tie, eleven Of which are superior milk
cows. two 2.year-old heilers, sprnging to
calf, two 2-ycar-old steers, one Nearling
bull, fine stock one 2-year-old bull, Dur
ham stock
Hogs brood sows, with pig shoats.
FARM IMPLEMENTS farm wa
CONS, iron axels, in good order; > hay lad
ders, good as new; broad wheel OK cart,
Champion binder, in good order
Champion sef-rakc, 6 foot cut; Cham
pion combined, | two-horse cutivator,
llench patent corn covers, corn mark
er, runs two rows steel-tooth hay rake,
Beckford Il Hoffman grain drill, ! drum
roller, Pcnnock cornsheller, nearly new;
Van Wickle grain fam, | telegraph hay
and fodder cutter, in good order; 3 SYRIA
cuse plOws, several other pows, different
patterns; / cultivatois, 3 sets of twin har-
rows, sets of double and singletrees,
three-horse tree, grindstOne, 3 grain Graf
dies, 80 grain bags in good order, / spar
spring buggy in good order.
HARM ESS.-l set double carriage har-
ness, silver mounted, nearly new; set
of single harness, rubber mounted 3 sets
of stage harness, nearly new; sets of
pillow harness, 3 sets of double lines, col
iurs and bridips hnlfprs raw Chains lar-
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05

\ leading druggist of North Carolina
writes; "Send fifty cases of Perrine's
Barley Malt at once. The constant de-
mand for your valuable preparation
necesstates this early duplicate of my
last order. Those using Perrine's Pure
Barley Malt pronounce it the best known
remedy for malaria and indigestion"
Here you have positive evidence of the
great curative qualities of Pure Barley
Malt, prepared from selected crops in
the field. Its purity and palatableness
throughout this country and Canada. It
will accomplish what is claimed for it,
eradicates every form of malaria and in
that IS run Ir down by overworE. Ask
your nearest druggist for it;
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
Died.

On Saturday last John Benge, residing
at the East End of town, died at the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs Simmons.
Mr.. Benge was highly respectable citi-
zen and greatly loved by those who knew
him for his sterling qualities The fun
eral took place ON Monday. The deccas-
ed was u member ofthc Christian Church
of this town. lie was in the Saith year of
his age. BLESSED are the dead who die
in the Lord"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
Mechanicsville chips.

Business around here is booming up Il
little. Mr.. Mccormick Of McClellands-
Vile has rented the shops here and Mr..
Campbell is going to better his situation
somewhere else, SO hear. Our neigh
Dor Mr.. Scott is going to leave us. Two
colored families arc to occupy where he
moves from The rest Of our neighbors
expect to remain with us another year.
Several teams are seen on the road haul
ing llintstone. The great what is -" is
a mystery yet, some one shot an umbrella
the other night in mistake for it. Some
say itgrowls like a dog, others, that it cries
like Il child while many think it is a
"fawn" lump ofimmagination magnifed.
The Lyceum was organized last Satur-
day night and Wednesday evening APP
pointed to meet again but on account of
the inclement weather it was postponed
indefinitely. 1t is getting too late TO
much interest us the long winter even
ings are about ended.
Mr.. Smith our energetic farmer has
been engaged the last week, in threshing
out his crop of wheat. We judgeit keeps
q. |. Smith busy looking after roads,
bridges, etc, by the way we see him
moving around. George Coyle tells us
that he has rented his shops to n iirst-class
mechanic and means business. lie has
enough harrows finished in his shop to
scratch the whole ofDelaware. ANON.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05

FEB. 3nD, 1887.
As yesterday was grounding day, and
it being too cloudy for him to &c his
shadow, we may expect some good
weather soon.
We heard of snake being killed near
Cooch's Bridge ON Monday last. Some
thing unusual for this time Of the year.
Mr.. George Sheldon and wife celebra-
ted their twenty-ffth wedding anniver-
sary on Saturday evening last, near this
town. Mr.. Sheldon. will move to the
farm of Delaware Clark, after the 25tL of
next March.
Mr.. Clark will sell at public sale on
Monday next, his stock and farming i'm
plemcnts. AS Mr.. Clark has spared no
pains in selecting this stock, those wish
ing to buy should attend this sale
What is the matter with the Elkton
girls one Of our young men went over
Il few evenings ago and to his surprise Il
lady threw her arms around his neck
sail: "Oh! Charley. | never expected to
see you again" But it wasn't Charley
How bad She must have felt.
Afer April LIST, VIM. I. Dayett, Jr,
will occupy the store now occupied by
George Boulder, Jr., who is going to
Philadelphia, to open IL commission
house.
If that wild animal isn't killed pretty
soon we fear the girls will be minus
bcaus. The excitement is 50 great al
ready, that one young man hunts up
another before dark to go with him to
see his lady.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Ella II. Laws to W. r. Dayett, ST.
Yours truly, \.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05

1t was heard upon ther north Of town
on Wednesday night. Fireworks,
groans, broken type, Numbered in the
distance.]
Now dill you size up that pun?
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05
BOWEN & BROTHER,

All local notices appearing in this
paper, relating to the sale of goods and
mot written by us, will be charged at
certain rate per line.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05

For SAH4Ei.-lIousc and Lot, di-
mension 230X3O0 feet, also about an acre
lot in rear, Barn, Crib, and Stable erected
thereon. Situated ON the telegraph road
a short distance west of Newark. Good
land and house. JOIN DoNNElL, SIR.
Jan -29-tf. Newark, Del.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-05

III BLny WIS., sick, We gave her CaltJEie-
When sho Wa, Child, sho cried for Casioria
When she became Miss, sho chung to Castoria,